Oct 02, 2024 - Jan 22, 2025; Event Series

Transformation East

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of the old and new federal states are considered to have been momentous events for Germany and have given rise to a multitude of tensions that are still relevant today. From right-wing extremism to populism, from the liquidation of East German businesses to the current establishment of cutting-edge research, from the citizens' experiences of marginalization to their designation as avant-garde – the lecture series explores a broad spectrum of narratives that define the specifics of these regions. What becomes evident is that even thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, there is no uniform reality. Disparities in wages and property ownership continue to exist, as does a lack of representation in politics, the judicial system, and academia. These issues require further discussion and analysis. The lecture series will provide a unique insight into the diverse research on this topic, which is still highly relevant today. Experts from TU Dresden and renowned scholars from various research collaborations will present and discuss their findings. We cordially invite you to an exciting dialog spanning the past, present, and future of German unity.

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Oct 02, 2024; Reading

East Germany: home and identity? Resurgence of a difficult constellation | Reading and discussion

Bereich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Speaker(s) Sabine Rennefanz (Journalistin und Autorin)
Dr. Johannes Schütz (Historiker, TU Dresden)
Start and end time 06:30 PM
Location COSMO Wissenschaftsforum im Kulturpalast
Address
Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden

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Oct 23, 2024; Talk

All quiet on the Eastern front? 35 years of transformation research in the Saxon longitudinal study

Bereich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Speaker(s) Prof. Dr. Hendrik Berth (Psychosoziale Medizin und Entwicklungsneurowissenschaften)
Start and end time 06:30 PM
Location COSMO Wissenschaftsforum im Kulturpalast
Address
Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden

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Nov 15, 2024; Interactive Event

CANCELED! Saxony in motion – What does the future hold?

Bereich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Speaker(s) Prof. Ursula M. Staudinger (Rector of the TU Dresden),
Carsten Schneider (Federal Government Commissioner for Eastern Germany),
Dr. Andreas Otto (Head of Regional Transformation at the German Centre for Astrophysics)
Kirstin Zinke (Managing Director of the Landesverband Soziokultur Sachsen)

Moderation: Dr. Lucas von Ramin, Clara Jacobi
Start and end time 06:30 PM
Location FOE/244/H
Address
Fritz-Foerster-Bau
Mommsenstraße 6
01069 Dresden

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Nov 27, 2024; Course of talks

"Verriegelte Zeit" documentary: Film screening and talk with director Sibylle Schönemann and Franz-Joseph Hille

Bereich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Speaker(s) Sibylle Schönemann
Franz-Joseph Hille
Start and end time 07:30 PM
Location Kino im Kasten
Address
August-Bebel-Straße 20, 01219 Dresden

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Dec 11, 2024; Talk

Division instead of unity? – Media structures, media content and media use in East and West Germany

Bereich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Speaker(s) Prof. Lutz M. Hagen (Kommunikationswissenschaftler, TU Dresden)
Start and end time 06:30 PM
Location COSMO Wissenschaftsforum im Kulturpalast
Address
Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden

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Jan 15, 2025; Talk

Dissociated working environments

Bereich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Speaker(s) Dr. Ina Krause
Start and end time 06:30 PM
Location COSMO Wissenschaftsforum im Kulturpalast
Address
Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden

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Jan 22, 2025; Talk

Unfair and indignant. Petitions to the minister in response to upheaval and uncertainty after 1989/90

Bereich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
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Speaker(s) Prof. Ira Spieker (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena; Leiterin des Bereiches Volkskunde / Kulturanthropologie am Institut für Sächsische Geschichte und Volkskunde)
Start and end time 06:30 PM
Location COSMO Wissenschaftsforum im Kulturpalast
Address
Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden

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